This British feature-length documentary about the Junior Eurovision contest, is a heart warming and heart felt film. I’d never heard of Junior Eurovision before this, and it’s a shame that the UK don’t compete in it, as it looks like a great competition – better than the adult version!
The director follows entrants from four countries, showing how they were selected, their preparation for the event, and the week they spend at the actual competition leading up to the live show. The children show us around their homes and show us where they live and how they feel about representing their country.
I loved that there were no pushy parents, and although there are moments to both laugh and cry, you never feel as though the children are being exploited or there is any intrusion into their privacy. As a complete antithesis to all the media representation of most children and teenagers in this country, the children the director has chosen to follow, all seem genuinely nice, talented kids. In fact, their talent is not only their singing or performing, but as part of the rules of the competition, they have to write their own song (music and lyrics) in their own language.
A warm, funny, feel good film – I loved it.
